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<p class="MsoNormal">The Freshwater Institute is offering its in-person course on the fundamentals of RAS this September. Course registration is now open and additional information can be found by visiting the link: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lnkd.in/etKA4zPj__;!!KGKeukY!0gls1VzHTQ2cXdXnrUCA10ELnI4OGOaXo6TX1edck6cYCgP8uix6STcj1jJFNJzNqGVQf2LKEbSqwM6-EqoFoi_drlbPslxOzQ$" target="_blank">https://lnkd.in/etKA4zPj</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 2023 RAS Course is scheduled for the week of September 19–22 in Shepherdstown, WV at the <a href="https://fws.gov/office/national-conservation-training-center-facility/visit-us/locations/national-conservation-training-center" target="_blank">National
Conservation Training Center</a>. The course includes a tour of the RAS facilities at the Freshwater Institute.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="224" height="45" style="width:2.3333in;height:.4652in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9B8BA.81AFF300" alt="The Ohio State University"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Nicole Wright</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<span style="background:white">Aquaculture Extension Educator and LEARN Coordinator</span><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> School
of Environment and Natural Resources<br>
Area 100 Research Center, 1314 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:wright.1128@osu.edu"><span style="color:blue">wright.1128@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> / </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BB0000;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/"><span style="color:blue">ohioseagrant.osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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